Damn, that is a nice haul for Bourjos, though, guy's got very little bat and almost never touched the field in LAA. Definitely more than I ever thought he'd be worth or what the Sox could have offered. Dude's an everyday 3B whose hit .283/.355/.430 the past 3 seasons.

Great move by Los Angeles, bad move by the Cardinals

EDIT - I guess Freese is a little older than I thought he was (30), though Bourjos will be 27 by Opening Day.

That is my first thought but then again I can't really remember the last time the Cardinals made a bad move. At least not off the top of my head.

That is my first thought but then again I can't really remember the last time the Cardinals made a bad move. At least not off the top of my head.

My Cardinal fan friends are pretty optimistic about the move because Freese was expected to lose his job this upcoming season so the Cardinals could move Matt Carpenter to 3B (his natural position) and promote Kolten Wong to everyday 2B. So I guess if Wong pans out as expected it's, at worst, a lateral move for St. Louis, I just really think that this is a lot to give up to a no-bat utility outfielder. But I guess that's what the Cardinals really need.

I know this is the minority view but I actually like this deal a lot more for Texas than for Detroit. Fielder is 29, two years younger than Kinsler. And Kinsler's production has fallen off for the past two years. I know that Fielder's home runs dropped a bit last year to 25 but he still drove in 106 runs and hit .279 in a "down year." He has driven in 100+ runs in 6 of the past 7 years.

Consider this: because Detroit threw $30 million into the deal, Texas is getting a 29 year old Fielder for 7 years at $138 million and Detroit is get a 31 year old Kinsler for 4 years at $69 million. In terms of finances and production, I like the Texas side of the deal better than the Detroit side.

McCann is in agreement with #Yankees, pending physical.
Average salary of $17M for McCann with #Yankees highest for free-agent catcher. Mauer's $24M average highest overall.Source: McCann deal with #Yankees is 5/85 with sixth-year vesting option that could bring it to 6/100.

Did the Yankee's really need to make that move? Seems like doing something just for the sake of doing it. I wonder where that puts them in regards to Cano negotiations now.

Then again, who the hell else do they have on that team? Are they going to sign Granderson now? Surely McCann, Granderson and Cano would be quite the productive offseason for them, but it's hard to see that happening.

Did the Yankee's really need to make that move? Seems like doing something just for the sake of doing it. I wonder where that puts them in regards to Cano negotiations now.

If you're considering the Yankee bankroll holistically (which one never should) it means that they are divested $100 mil from ever matching Cano's demand for a ludicrous $300 mil contract. IMO, offering a $200 Million contract to a second baseman is still ridiculous no matter how productive he is offensively.

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If you're considering the Yankee bankroll holistically (which one never should) it means that they are divested $100 mil from ever matching Cano's demand for a ludicrous $300 mil contract. IMO, offering a $200 Million contract to a second baseman is still ridiculous no matter how productive he is offensively.

Why? Also, are starting pitchers worth that much? 1B? 3B? C?

Personally, I think that any player is worth whatever team is willing to pay for him.